Wayland's Public Safety Building houses both the Wayland Fire Department and the Wayland Police Department; the building was dedicated August 23, 2003. Wayland has had fire protection, first as a private enterprise, since the mid 1800s. The first station opened in 1878 and moved to a Harrison Street location in 1882. That location was torn down in 1953 and was later replaced with Fire Station 2 at 145 Main Street.